Minnesota church spent $2 million on luxury cruises and designer purchases, prosecutors say

NewsWorldAmericasMinnesota church spent $2 million on luxury cruises and designer purchases, prosecutors sayProsecutors allege that 91 percent of the transactions in one of the church’s bank accounts had no identified nonprofit purposeOwen Scott Wednesday 06 May 2026 17:39 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2971663","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/real-believers-larry-sharon-cook-minneapolis-b2971663.html","title":"Minnesota church spent $2 million on luxury lifestyle, prosecutors say"}}CloseNew Jersey police drop off food order after arresting DoorDash driver during deliveryThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveEveningHeadlinesUSNews","regSourceSection":"Americas","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"...